Humidifier



Feb. 8 1927.

Filed May 6. 192e sheets-sheet 2 Patented Feb. 8, 1927. i

c UUE STATES 1 1 .JOVEN exnnrs, Jia., or cAMnEN, snonen mivi'AasuH, orfenoironsfra'm Annu/#Inman 1 c. LUTZ, or nUNNEMEnnnEWgnRsr-nr. n i,

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application mea May e, 1926.1*serieu No, 167,115.

i lOur invention relatesito a new and useful improvement in humidifiersand has forjits object tovso constructa device Vof this descripti'onthat it may be readily brought into coaction'with asource of heat, suchas Ygas oroil stoves,"i1 1 such manner as to provide for the products-ofcombustion-or the heated air disseminated from -saidsource of heattaking up arelatively large percentageof moisture.

A further object iof ourv invention is to' r portions.' thereof arehinged, to provide for the turning vdown of this upper portion to Y ingupper portion of the other stay rod andy gain access to the oilreservoir or gas burner. TWith these. and other ends 1n view, this1nvention consists 1n the details of construction'and combination ofAelements herein-l afterr set .forth and 'thenspeciflcally designatedbythe claims. In order that those skilled in the art to which thisinvention appertains, may understand how tomake and yuse the same, wewill describe its construction in detail, Vreferring by numerals to theaccompanying drawings forming apart of this application, in which :--V sFig. 1, is a side elevation of an oil stove of usual construction havingour improved humidifier applied thereto.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged plan view of the sectional reservoir of thehumidifier. Y Fig. 3, is an enlarged `detailed sectional view showingvthe means for lockingV the sections of the reservoir in place, andalsov showing the upper portion Vo'f one of the stay the reservoir isadjustably mounted. Y Fig. 4, is a view similar to Fig. 3, show-v themeans by which it .is utilized to support the stationary section of thereservolr and hinge the swinging section.

isV attached the supporting .blocks 2, by,

means of the bolts 3, which pass through certain of theholes 4, usuallyfound in thisV Vcharacter of stove, being utilized for admitting air tothe burner, and-these blocks "plained j Fig. 5, is a section on the line546-5 ,of Y `Fig.'2. c i f Y v v v f In carrying out -.our invention asshown moisture.

have projecting `upward therefrom the stayrods vaand 6,1the upper'endsof which vare threaded, forthe purposes as hereinafterV eX-1 7 andV 8represent the two 'sections of'a reservoir, veach section-beingapproximately thesame size, the section 7'c'arrying the lugs V 9 at oneend thereof, said lugs being adapted to fitover the upper end' ofthestay rods 6, and'being adjusted thereon by the nuts 10 and 11threaded'upon this rod."

f I'Oneend'of the section 8 of the reservoir carries thelugs12'which"are"also adapted to fit over the upper end of the stay rods f6,

and are' intendedto be positioned between thelugs 9. o

VThe opposite end of said section8of Y* the reservoir' is provided withthe lugs 13, through which the upper `end. of. the stay rod 5 passes,and this stayk rodhasgthreaded thereon; the nutsl 14 landlfor ladjustingthe vertical' positionof this `end of the sec# tion 8. v Y f v f Theselugs 13 also have holes therethrough for the passage of the locking pin16, which.

is also adapted to pass through the lugs 17 carried by one end ofthesection v'i' as clearl ly shown in Fig.' 3.

I By this arrangement both sectionsvof the reservoir will'be supportedby the stay rods,

the section 8 being stationary while the'section `7 may be swung openupon thestay rod 6 by the removal of the locking pin 16, and i vthisswinging openof the section 7 will permit the swinging open of theupperportion ofthe stove forl access to the lamp or v burner.` s

Each section of the shapek incross section clearly shown in Fig.

5, having the water space 18 therein, and

Yalso showing the baffle flange 19, which eX- tends upward and vinwardto deiiect the reservoir is of the moisture arising from-the water inthe reservoir, and also to baffle theheatedair or of the Vhot air,productsof combustion-and From the foregoing'description it will be seenthat our improved. humidifier may loe*` readily attachedtothe `ordinaryform of oil s or 'gas stove, vespecially the former. with'out anyalteration Aof the stove and when so,4 atA tached, the reservoir may beVadjusted into the proper relative position tof the outgoing of theproducts of combustion or heated air,

Having' thus fully described our invention,

what we claim as newland useful is il. yIn vcombination with a'heatingelement, a humidifier comprising a sectionalY reser voir,each ot saidsections having a baiiie flange, said flanges being perforated, andmeans l`for 'mounting .the sections of reservoir. In combination withthe casing of a stove,-two blocks'secured to said casing, two stayrodsfc'arriedfby said blocks, va reser von' comprising a stationarysection and a swinging section supported upon4 said stay rods, meansforlocking the swii'rging-section in its-normal position relative tothestationary section and Vmeans: for.: adjusting the sections vertically.

3. A humidilier for oil or Agas lstoves comprisingf two sections, meansfor supporting one of 'said sections asa-stationary` element,

means for pivoting the other section to the stationary section and meansorllocking the pivoted section into normal relation with the stationarysection.

' 4., The herein V'described combinationof a vstationary section, meansfor adjustably mounting said stationary section upon a stove, a swingingsection vpivoted to the stationary section, land means for normallyholding the swinging section in its closed potion. Y Y Y 5. lnvaresservoirtor humiditiers, astationarysection, lugs carried byeachendot said section, avswinging section, lugs carried by each end ofsaid swinging section, the lugs upon oneend ot the'stationary sectionadapted toi-nterlock with the lugs upon oneend ot the swinging section,a stayv rod passi-ng through said interlocking' lugs; lugs carried bythe opposite end of the swinging sectionI and adapted to 'interlock withthe lugs upon the opposite end ofthe stationary sect-ion, andaipinadapted to pass through holes I-tor'med in thellast named interlockinglugs for holding the swinging sect-ion in itsnormal closed position,relative to the stationary section.. A

In testimony whereof, we affixed :our signatures. y i vJGHN C.V KREPS,JR. GEORGE MQ MARSH. `VVILLLMVLC. LUTZ.

have hereuntoY

